Bangkok vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$416	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	15
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	5.68M	886K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 13% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4967th ($941 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1221st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tabuk

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	Bangkok	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$8574

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028